Liverpool draws Real Madrid, Arsenal as Man City plays PSG

Liverpool will face Champions League holders Real Madrid on their return to the competition following the draw for the new-look format. Manchester City and Arsenal both play Paris St-Germain in their fixtures, while Aston Villa take on Scottish champions, Celtic.

Each team plays eight fixtures in the “league phase,” with this year’s men’s tournament seeing a radical change, including the end of a group stage.
The high-tech draw held in Monaco, yesterday, with Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo pressing the all-important button to make a computer algorithm determine the fixtures.
 
A UEFA video shown before the draw used stars from across the game showing their confusion at the new format, before former Swedish star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic praised it for “more football” in a comical interaction with UEFA President, Aleksander Ceferin.
 
The order of matches will be confirmed tomorrow, after the Europa League and Conference League draws have been made. In yesterday’s draw, Aston Villa will play against Bayern Munich, Leipzig,   Juventus, Club Bruges, Celtic, Young Boys, Bologna, and Monaco.
  
Arsenal are drawn against Paris St-Germain, Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk, Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting Lisbon, Monaco and Girona.

Liverpool will meet Real Madrid in their opening game before matches against Leipzig, Leverkusen, AC Milan,  Lille, PSV Eindhoven, Bologna and  Girona, while Manchester City have games against Inter Milan, Paris St-Germain, Club Brugge, Juventus, Feyenoord, Sporting Lisbon, Sparta Prague, and Slovan Bratislava.

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